Burckhardt v. General American Life Insurance Co.

KELLY, Judge.

Bernice Burckhardt, plaintiff-appellant (hereinafter plaintiff), appeals from the action of the trial court sustaining separate motions of defendant-respondents, General American Life Insurance Company (hereinafter General American) and McDonnell-Douglas Corporation (hereinafter McDonnell) to dismiss her Second Amended Petition for failure to state a claim and entering judgment dismissing her petition. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff’s Second Amended Petition was in three counts. In Count I General American is the sole defendant. Plaintiff alleged that she is the widow of Andrew…